An arbitrator has dismissed a union grievance challenging surprise cabin searches conducted by a security firm and a detector dog aboard a Desgagnés Marine Cargo vessel, ruling that the extreme… …
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PREMIUM Arbitrator upholds firing of UHN nurse who stopped patient’s paralytic
A registered nurse who turned off a critically ill patient’s paralytic and lowered his sedation without a physician’s order has lost her wrongful dismissal grievance against University Health Network, with… …
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Nova Scotia board dismisses call centre’s bid to avoid mass layoff notice payments
A Nova Scotia call centre operator has lost its appeal seeking to avoid nearly $200,000 in termination pay for 69 workers laid off after its sole client ended a service …
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Manitoba limits when employers can demand sick notes effective Oct. 1, 2026
Manitoba employers will face new restrictions on when they can ask workers to produce sick notes, under legislation the province passed in early June. The Employment Standards Code Amendment Act …
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Manitoba employees who adopt a child or use a surrogate now have the right to take up to 16 weeks of unpaid leave under a new amendment to the province’s …
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The Information Commissioner of Canada has found that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) failed to properly search for records related to the ArriveCAN application when it responded to access …
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PREMIUM EllisDon can’t deny LTD based on age, arbitrator rules
EllisDon Facilities Services (Osler) breached its collective agreement when it refused to consider a worker’s long-term disability claim because he was over 65 at the time he became disabled, an… …
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New Brunswick’s Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour is reminding employers of the rules for hiring workers under 16 as students prepare for summer break. Under the Employment S… …
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PREMIUM Last chance agreement binds arbitrator in Cargill firing after worker left poultry station early
A long-serving Cargill worker who left his poultry-processing station nearly an hour before his scheduled break has lost his bid to overturn his dismissal, after an arbitrator found that a… …
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PREMIUM TTC track patroller fired for time theft loses grievance
A Toronto Transit Commission track patroller who was fired for time theft has lost his bid to get his job back, after an arbitrator found he spent hours of paid… …


